The University of Vermont men's basketball team received another major haul of year-end America East awards on Thursday.

Senior guard Trae Bell-Haynes led the Catamount honors, earning the league's Kevin Roberson Player of the Year mantel for the second straight season, while John Becker was named coach of the year for the third time since 2014.

Senior Cam Ward became the first player in conference history to win the the sixth-man award twice and Ernie Duncan (second team, all-defensive team), Drew Urquhart (second team), Payton Henson (third team) and Stef Smith (all-rookie team) were also feted by the conference's head coaches, who are not allowed to vote for their own players.

"I think it just speaks to the success we’ve had the last couple years," Becker said. "I’m really happy and proud of our guys, it is well deserved."

Vermont head coach John Becker talks to Trae Bell-Haynes (2) on the court during the men's basketball game between the Binghamton Bearcats and the Vermont Catamounts at Patrick Gym on Feb. 21.(Photo: BRIAN JENKINS/for the FREE PRESS)

Becker, also the coach of the year last winter, shares this year's honors with Hartford's John Gallagher. Becker, in his seventh season, owns a 164-75 record as UVM's coach. His teams are 93-19 in America East play.

"I always view this as a staff award. My staff is tremendous," Becker said. "They need to be recognized as the big reason why I got this award. Any coach will tell you the assistant coaches are the ones who keep it going day to day."

Bell-Haynes, a Toronto, Ontario native, is the third Catamount with consecutive POY honors, joining Marqus Blakely and Taylor Coppenrath. Among league leaders, Bell-Haynes ranks eighth in scoring (14.9 points a game), fourth in assists (3.9 apg) and fourth in field-goal percentage (50.9).

Ward, also the sixth-man winner as a freshman, has hit 46.2 percent of his 3-point attempts in conference play. In his last six games, the Marshall, Wisconsin native is averaging 9.3 ppg.

A third-team selection last winter, Duncan (11.5 ppg, 2.3 apg, 40.7 percent on 3s) has turned into arguably UVM's best on-ball defender to land on both the all-defensive and second teams. Urquhart had his best season as a senior, with current averages of 10.7 ppg, 4.8 rpg, 1.1 bpg. He also tops league leaders in field-goal percentage at 61.9.

Henson, on the third team for the second straight season, is No. 1 in free-throw shooting (91.5 percent) in conference play and is averaging 12.1 ppg and 5.8 rpg on the season. Smith, the freshman, is fifth on the team with 24 3-pointers.

Top-seeded Vermont (25-6) will open league playoffs at home vs. No. 8 Maine (6-25) in the quarterfinal round. Game time is 7 p.m. Saturday at Patrick Gym. If UVM wins, it will host a semifinal on Tuesday night.